01 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1905
Page
1
Prosecuting Attorney Kelly opposes universal Sunday closures but Constable Chaney proceeds to inform eight local dealers that all cigar stands soda fountains and other nonessential businesses must close next Sunday. Drugstores may stay open only to fill prescriptions.
Charles William Pattin sixty a Dutchman surrendered to Boston police and asked punishment as a bigamist. He says he married three women within two months that he loved the second and regrets for ruining her life. He adds he married the others for money.
A boy who ran away from home was found and discovered to be serving a sentence in state prison. The report notes the circumstances of his disappearance and subsequent placement in a correctional facility.
Henry Court wright of Scripps-McRae Prass Association Kansas reports his 17 year old son Roy is serving a two year penitentiary term in Jefferson City for larceny. Roy ran away from home with two other boys, was arrested in Springfield Missouri and found guilty. He says the others forced the theft and expects a possible pardon.
Jefferson City Australia reports the jury for Senator Frank Farris on a $1000 bribe charge began selection today and is likely to finish in time for testimony tomorrow. Ex Lieutenant Governor Lee, who testified for the state, is ready to take the stand against the accused.
New York District Attorney W T Jerome announces he seeks re election as district attorney and will not run for mayor. He argues parties influence nominees and says he will resign only if the people demand it, otherwise he will continue in office by the people’s mandate.
Local residents in Sedalia mobilize activities for the Missouri State Fair week. Organizers plan community events and participation to showcase local interests during the upcoming fair schedule.
The Labor Day committee met last night to review subcommittee reports on the upcoming auto race event. Details on schedules, venues, and safety measures were discussed to finalize the event plan.
Sedalia will illuminate downtown streets with gas trees for the State fair visitors. A mass meeting approved decorations and committees for executive, finance, water, information, and decoration tasks. Gas lighting and stored trees will be deployed with Moran of the gas company confirming street protections at crossings.
Reports on the upcoming Labor Day celebration show enthusiasm for progress. A souvenir program and articles on labor topics will be issued. Principal features include an auto race and a ball game between the retail clerks and barbers, signaling spirited city events.
A May heat wave hits New Orleans with the hottest day of the season foreseen. Meteorologists warn temperatures may rise further, intensifying humid conditions and stressing health measures amid concerns of yellow fever risk.
New Orleans reports extreme heat with August 1 indicating the hottest day of the season. Efforts intensify to combat yellow fever and protect patients. Baton Rouge militia guards entrances and bars from infected districts, forbidding feeding access to outsiders.
Early today a blaze swept Swift and Co packing house in St. Joseph Missouri destroying beef pens and cat tie chutes. The loss is estimated at $50,000 due to spontaneous combustion. The incident follows a separate dispatch from St Petersburg on Russia's peace terms and the national assembly debate ahead of Portsmouth talks.
Text of the proposed agreement with the Chinese Empire is under consideration by United States officials. The document outlines terms for diplomatic and economic relations and may shape future policy.
Text of the proposed treaty published in Seattle outlines that all laborers from each country will be excluded, with classifications for miners hawkers washermen and fishers. Chinese workers would be admitted to Hawaii and the Philippines on the same terms as other nations, and the agreement would last ten years with one year notice required to abrogate.
James N. Coyle of Denver has struck it rich after locating a gold mine. He parlayed the discovery into substantial wealth, reshaping his fortunes and drawing wide attention.
Denver August 1. Millionaire James N. Doyle has asked Bishop N. C. Matz to convene an ecclesiastical court to determine the validity of his annulled marriage. Doyle, already divorced in civil courts, wishes to wed Miss Mat tie Duffy, a Denver telephone operator, asserting his first wife was not baptized and thus his marriage invalid under church law. The hearing panel includes the Right Rev. Henry Robinson as judge, Fr. McCabe, and Fr. O'Ryan.
The Attorney General Moody told the President today that the public too quickly calls a wrong an illegal act. He noted that federal statutes do not cover all wrongs and implied a broader discussion of the agriculture department scandal.
Walter Brown was sentenced in federal court to eight years for illegally using the funds of the National Bank of Elkhart. Justus Broderick, former bank president, is in Leavenworth serving a related sentence. James N. Doyle, once Victor mayor, became a leading Cripple Creek figure amid a land rush that made him a millionaire before a partnership dissolved and a later suit failed.
Robert E Deans a New York heir and former Philadelphia newspaperman and British Army major in Boer times was shot and killed in Fresno by Emmett Riggins who said Deans insulted his wife Mrs Riggins. The incident ties back to Deans noted Boxer expedition service and adventurous career.
Reports from St. Petersburg dated August 1 describe resumed anti Jewish harassment on a large scale. Jews in Karkoff and Odesce are terrorized, forced to sleep with guards, and work at night while fearing for their safety.
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight with no rain. On Wednesday the weather remains fair with a chance of showers in the north portion.
Case 9. Sora Bremer and H A Bremer charged with keeping a saloon open on Sunday were continued again in Judge Kinsey's court this morning until next Monday morning.
A boat from a Swedish warship struck a submarine mine this morning near Helsingfors and was blown to pieces. Several sailors were killed and eight wounded in the blast.
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